malermeister

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by malermeister 2y ago
So basically, lossy compression at a huge energy expense. Thanks, AI geniuses!
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by malermeister 2y ago
Now we're shifting topics. We're talking about invasions, not bringing democracy. I also don't think that "bringing democracy" is a universal good, if you look at the US' exploits in the Middle East.
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by malermeister 2y ago
I'm not saying they're not trying to expand their sphere of influence. I just think they're not quite as gung-ho about it as western powers. They work slower and less aggressively, invasions are a last resort.
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by malermeister 2y ago
75 years ago? If that's the closest precedent you can find, that kinda speaks for itself, doesn't it?
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by malermeister 2y ago
Did they invade Hong Kong? It's a very western viewpoint that invasion is the only way to affect change.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Why do you think the Chinese will invade their neighbors?
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by malermeister 2y ago
I don't think I have a cause. I'd like to not be constantly attacked by foreign adversaries, is that a cause? But if attacks happen, we can't just ignore them because hitting back might make the abuser more mad.
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by malermeister 2y ago
How severe an escalation would it be? As severe as... say starting the largest war in Europe since WW2 right at our doorstep? Or as damaging our critical infrastructure? Or manipulating our democratic processes? It's time the West pull
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by malermeister 2y ago
It doesn't matter if people are willing. Taxes are not optional.
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by malermeister 2y ago
How is that a bad thing? The welfare states is the means through which the world's most livable city and those comfortable lives are achieved.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Because honestly, on a societal level, why should we give a damn about the not-so-poor? Why optimize for the extreme that's already comfortable? Why not concentrate on the average case and on making the other extreme less awful? Who gi
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by malermeister 2y ago
> "You're living life wrong" pretty much sums up all "advice" I get from Austrians when I point out any problem with Austria. Have you considered that they might just have a point? Or in a slightly more friendly
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by malermeister 2y ago
What is the "real" Vienna, in your opinion? My entire family lives there and i have dozens of friends there. Are they not real people? They live cheaply in subsidized housing and generally live very comfortable lives.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Being attractive to entrepreneurs has little to nothing to do with quality of living though. It's about stuff like public transport, cleanliness, access to art and culture, safety, housing etc etc.
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by malermeister 2y ago
I lived in Vienna for 20 years - I've lived in many top tier cities around the world since. Every time I go back to Vienna I feel like "this is what a city should be". I do not share your view at all.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Cuba also has the largest medical school in the world, specifically set up to train foreigners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_American_School_of_Medic... It's tuition-free and the state provides room and boa
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by malermeister 2y ago
A single plant can easily produce 500 grams. In other words - you could be killed for growing one plant for your own personal consumption.
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by malermeister 2y ago
He knows that one of the key pillars of fascism is the strengthening of corporate power. Billionaires are not your friends.
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by malermeister 2y ago
If you're somewhere with no breathable air, and control the access to Oxygen, everyone else who was dumb enough to sign up to this trip is now under your complete control. That's what it's about.
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by malermeister 2y ago
I'm sure they can. But at that point you're looking at expenses higher than just making the damn thing retractable, and with worse functionality.
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by malermeister 2y ago
In the Netherlands? If its bolted on, it won't even last a year. The North Sea has a lot of storms ;)
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by malermeister 2y ago
As a counterpoint, German ICEs are just as much of a bullet train as Shinkansen are and they have full dining cars. It might not actually be profitable, but it sure is sweet.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Reading anything connected to Musk is annoying because he crapfloods the internet being a manbaby.
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by malermeister 2y ago
The Dutch roundabout design is amazing for cyclists. See here [0] for a more detailed explanation, but the tl;dr is: Second, outer ring that's a bike lane - motorized traffic has to yield so bikes never have to stop and lose momentum.
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Germany to Enforce DMA Regulations for All Microsoft Products and Services(thurrott.com)
11 points by malermeister 2y ago|1 comments
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X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier(engadget.com)
4 points by malermeister 2y ago|0 comments
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by malermeister 2y ago
If you sell my aspirin in your shop, you will have to accept what I put on the packaging or stop carrying my product.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Disagree. They're abusing a monopoly in one market to push their product in another. It's very much illegal in EU competition law.
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by malermeister 2y ago
Locking down access to NFC to smother competition to Apple Pay comes to mind.
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by malermeister 2y ago
> But pushing Apple to make iOS available on other phone hardware Wait where are you getting this from? > While the announcement is a step shy of being a formal investigation, the EU aims to compel Apple to re-engineer its services to

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